Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

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St. Jude Medical Gains European Approval of PCI 3-D Vessel Reconstruction Technology

St. Jude Medical gained CE mark approval of its Ilumien Optis percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) optimization system to better visualize stent planning and navigation. The system integrates both fractional flow reserve (FFR) techno...

Avinger Ocelot OCT CTO catheter
FDA Clears First Forward-Looking Imaging Catheter to Treat Chronic Total Occlusions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted market clearance for the Avinger Inc. Ocelot optical coherenace tomography (OCT) catheter to help cross chronic total occlusions (CTOs) in patients with per...

First U.S. PAD Patient Enrolled in Forward-Looking OCT Clinical Trial

March 9, 2012 — Avinger Inc. announced the enrollment of the first U.S. patient in the CONNECT II global clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of Ocelot. The device is the first ...

Stent Costs Increase Use of Intravascular Imaging

During a time when the U.S. healthcare reform is on the minds of many within the medical community, physicians and hospital administrators are continuously looking for ways to cut spending. One avenue that physicians and hospitals are exploring is...

St. Jude Medical Gains European Approval of PCI 3-D Vessel...
St. Jude Medical gained CE mark approval of its Ilumien Optis percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) optimization system to better visualize stent planning...
St. Jude Medical Enrolls First Patient in ILUMIEN I Study
December 26, 2012 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced the first patient enrollment in its ILUMIEN I clinical study. The observational study is designed to show...
Volcano Signs to Acquire Sync-Rx To Expand Mutimodality...
Volcano Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sync-Rx Ltd., a privately-held company based in Israel that develops...
Avinger Ocelot OCT CTO catheter
FDA Clears First Forward-Looking Imaging Catheter to Treat...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted market clearance for the Avinger Inc. Ocelot optical coherenace tomography (OCT)...
Avinger Ocelot OCT CTO catheter
  The Avinger Ocelot optical coherenace tomography (OCT) catheter helps cross chronic total occlusions (CTOs) in
FDA Clears First Coronary OCT System in the United States
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) offers high-definition intravascular imaging. LightLab Imaging's C7-XR OCT imaging system and companion...
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St. Jude Medical Gains European Approval of PCI 3-D Vessel...
St. Jude Medical gained CE mark approval of its Ilumien Optis percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) optimization system to better visualize stent planning...
Avinger Ocelot OCT CTO catheter
FDA Clears First Forward-Looking Imaging Catheter to Treat...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted market clearance for the Avinger Inc. Ocelot optical coherenace tomography (OCT)...
The Advantages and Disadvantages of OCT vs. IVUS
There are many advantages to using optical coherence tomography (OCT) intravascular imaging. However, interventionalists should not rush to trade in their...
Physicians Struggle With When to Use OCT
Imaging technology and diagnostic tools for interventional cardiologists have changed dramatically over the past few years with the introduction of optical...

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The Radial Access Adoption Report Card
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Innovation Exasperation
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Less is More — Radiation Exposure Reduction in the EP Lab
This webinar focuses on implementation of different strategies to reduce radiation exposure during interventional electrophysiology (EP) procedures. It offers an overview of the current state-of-the-...
Iterative Reconstruction in CT: Understanding and Implementation
Radiation exposure from multidetector CT (MDCT) has become a pressing public health concern in both lay and medical publications. Implementation of iterative reconstruction offers radiologists the...
Healthcare Reform: What’s the Immediate Impact on Cardiovascular IT?
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have significant impact on healthcare providers and their cardiovascular departments. While the ruling will...

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